I read somewhere once that the puppeteers (Muppeteers?) stay 100% in character any time they have the Muppet on their hand.
The humans on the show only ever talk to the Muppet. The Muppeteer will never talk to them as a human, only as the Muppet.
Basically they’re all Method actors.
The humans on the show only ever talk to the Muppet. The Muppeteer will never talk to them as a human, only as the Muppet.
Basically they’re all Method actors.
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I read somewhere once that the puppeteers (Muppeteers?) stay 100% in character any time they have the Muppet on their hand.
The humans on the show only ever talk to the Muppet. The Muppeteer will never talk to them as a human, only as the Muppet.
Basically they’re all Method actors.
The humans on the show only ever talk to the Muppet. The Muppeteer will never talk to them as a human, only as the Muppet.
Basically they’re all Method actors.
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Binged “Wonder Man” and man, it’s really good. There’s a pace to it that will probably bug a lot of MCU fans, but it lets everyone show what they can actually do.
The writing is crafted and layered, the acting is fantastic… just really great.
The writing is crafted and layered, the acting is fantastic… just really great.
February 8, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Binged “Wonder Man” and man, it’s really good. There’s a pace to it that will probably bug a lot of MCU fans, but it lets everyone show what they can actually do.
The writing is crafted and layered, the acting is fantastic… just really great.
The writing is crafted and layered, the acting is fantastic… just really great.
Bummed for our Club, delighted for Obed. Go get ‘em, man.
NEWS | We have transferred midfielder Obed Vargas to La Liga’s Atlético de Madrid.
We wish you all the best, Obed! Once A Sounder, Always A Sounder. 💚
READ ➡️ sndrs.com/1z2djw5q
We wish you all the best, Obed! Once A Sounder, Always A Sounder. 💚
READ ➡️ sndrs.com/1z2djw5q
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Bummed for our Club, delighted for Obed. Go get ‘em, man.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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Okay, I've been bullied into it.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Okay, I've been bullied into it.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
The 1st Minnesota did indeed make a desperate, heroic charge on July 2nd that wiped out 3/4 or so of the men who made the charge. It's a wonderful story. I'll tell it in a bit.
They did indeed capture a Confederate flag that Minnesota refuses to return.
BUT.
I love it when airport security is helpful 🤣
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I love it when airport security is helpful 🤣
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The letters I draft for the FAA close with “Regards”
meme checks out
meme checks out
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The letters I draft for the FAA close with “Regards”
meme checks out
meme checks out
It blows me away that anyone advertises on Twitter. They should pay consequences for that, and it’s up to us to make it happen.
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It blows me away that anyone advertises on Twitter. They should pay consequences for that, and it’s up to us to make it happen.
Okay, here me out: the other day I read somewhere that a big reason Trump is hell-bent on getting Greenland is because it’ll make the US look a lot bigger on the map. (I wish I were making this up.)
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Okay, here me out: the other day I read somewhere that a big reason Trump is hell-bent on getting Greenland is because it’ll make the US look a lot bigger on the map. (I wish I were making this up.)
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
What we need is to start using these map projections everywhere, news and so forth.
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Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
everyone on the tv wants you to know that this is good actually
January 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Compare this to Biden leaving Afghanistan & think about what the incentives are for every American politician
Look, Maduro is a scumbag.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Look, Maduro is a scumbag.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
But this isn’t even about him. If he ran Venezuela exactly like he has, but was buddy-buddy with Trump and US oil companies, this never would have happened.
It’s about oil.
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A very funny, low-stakes way to learn a valuable lesson about the internet.
January 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A very funny, low-stakes way to learn a valuable lesson about the internet.
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Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
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If he had any advisors around him, there is no way they would let him keep posting about taking repeated dementia screenings in 2 am social media rants.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
If he had any advisors around him, there is no way they would let him keep posting about taking repeated dementia screenings in 2 am social media rants.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
If you've been unlucky enough to watch a loved one lose their grasp on reality due to dementia, you see this for exactly what it is. Terrifying.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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From 2012 to now, Sound Transit built:
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From 2012 to now, Sound Transit built:
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
23 new stations, and opened 1 new line, at a rate of 1.8 new stations / year
Hangzhou Metro built: ~277 new stations, and 13 new lines, at a rate of 21.3 new stations / year, or a new station ~every 2 weeks
(Seattle metro GDP: $567b
Hangzhou metro GDP: $330b)
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Just finished this by the light of the Xmas tree. Beautiful writing as always by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An examination of navigating our current America while keeping one’s sanity. Heartwarming & terrifying at once. ❤️the quote about loving America “honestly.” Why do so many find that so hard?
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just finished this by the light of the Xmas tree. Beautiful writing as always by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An examination of navigating our current America while keeping one’s sanity. Heartwarming & terrifying at once. ❤️the quote about loving America “honestly.” Why do so many find that so hard?
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"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
— Leo Buscaglia
Pavel Chesnokov, Salvation is Created, composed in 1912.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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Hate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.
December 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.